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Mi piacciono le tue guance morbide.

Mi piacciono le tue guance morbide.
I like your soft cheeks.
From Lesson 240:Feminine noun plurals in -cia and -gia (-ce, -ge)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Mi piacciono le tue guance morbide.

Why is the plural spelled guance instead of guancie?
The singular noun is guancia (cheek), which ends in an unstressed -cia. Because the -cia is preceded by a consonant (the n in guancia), the i is dropped in the plural to make guance. If the -cia had been preceded by a vowel, like in camicia (shirt), the i would have stayed to make camicie.
Why is the verb piacciono in the plural when the English translation starts with 'I like'?
The Italian verb piacere works differently than 'to like' in English; it literally translates to 'to be pleasing to'. In this sentence, the real subject is the plural phrase le tue guance (your cheeks), which 'are pleasing to' me (mi). Because the cheeks are plural, the verb must take the plural form piacciono.
Does morbide mean 'morbid' here?
Not at all! The adjective morbido (which becomes the feminine plural morbide here to match guance) is a classic false friend. It simply means 'soft'. If you ever need to say 'morbid' in Italian, you would use a word like morboso or macabro.
Why do we need the word le before tue guance?
In Italian, you almost always need to put a definite article (like il, la, i, or le) in front of a possessive adjective (like tue). So 'your soft cheeks' literally becomes 'the your soft cheeks' (le tue guance morbide). A major exception to this rule is for singular family members, but body parts always require the article.

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